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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1976
Page
4
The Columbus Telegram editorial outlines a mission to inform readers so they promote freedom and encourage moral action. It emphasizes self control, equalCreator endowed rights, and guiding principles from the Coveting Commandment Golden Rule and Declaration of Independence.
The Benton Arkansas school board allowed McDonald’s to supply lunches after cafeteria losses and low student participation. About 600 students eat daily at 78 cents each, with milkshakes barred to keep federally funded milk in. The piece notes the potential nationwide implications of free enterprise in school meals.
The piece discusses Jimmy Carter portraying himself as a champion of the poor and disadvantaged while contrasting with President Ford. It notes Carter’s emphasis on health housing welfare and jobs, his call to register voters including Black and Spanish-speaking communities, and asks what more government could do and who would pay. It frames the issue as a central campaign debate.
The piece argues Earl Butz did not need to resign for a vulgar private remark. It notes his effective tenure boosted farm income, exports, and acreage. It discusses ethnic politeness, private prejudice versus public restraint, and John Dean’s role turning private speech into public fodder.
The Clover South Carolina school abolishes its homecoming queen contest citing Title 9 as guidance for school operations. The writer argues federal directives are misused and warns against accepting Washington’s labels as law, calling the move a symptom of slow, self inflicted harm.
The letter praises private trash hauling in Columbus Nebraska noting competition improves service. The writer credits private firms for lowering household frictions and avoiding government delivery inefficiencies while thanking the local sanitation system and its workers. The editor agrees, citing past sanitation strikes.
The piece compares rattlesnake sounds to cinema effects and argues that movies misrepresent real life in love, parenting, and gender norms. The author cites Ed’s agile leap and notes that on screen sounds are sped up or faked, urging readers to doubt Hollywood realism.
A civic appeal lists Senator Carl Curtis and Senator Roman Hruska with their Washington DC office addresses urging readers to take action and contact Congress.
The speaker criticizes state leaders for using the presidency as a political spectacle, saying radio progress should reduce travel but politics still demands staging appearances and clinging to power. The remark reflects frustration with political vanity and lack of dignity in campaigns.
A columnist notes that while most youths are reluctant to be useless, many young men excel at running whistle-stop campaigns and adopting political habits. The piece uses wry humor to comment on ambition and public life.
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